🚀 Learn Git & GitHub from Zero (Open Source Guide)

Welcome! 👋
This repository is a beginner-friendly, step-by-step guide to learning Git and GitHub from scratch, especially for Windows users.

The goal of this project is simple:

Teach Git & GitHub the RIGHT way, with real commands, real mistakes, and real fixes.

🎯 Who is this for?

• Absolute beginners
• Students learning DSA / LeetCode / Open Source
• Anyone confused by git merge, branch, or conflicts
• People who want to contribute to open source

No prior Git knowledge required.

🧠 What You Will Learn

By the end of this repo, you will know how to:

• Install Git on Windows
• Configure Git (username & email)
• Understand Git vs GitHub
• Create a GitHub account
• Clone a repository
• Track files using Git
• Commit changes properly
• Push code to GitHub
• Create & switch branches
• Fix merge conflicts (hands-on)
• Fork repositories
• Contribute to open source via Pull Requests

📚 Learning Roadmap

Follow the topics in order 👇

1️⃣ Introduction

• What is Git?
• What is GitHub?
• Why developers use Git

2️⃣ Install Git on Windows

• Download Git
• Install Git Bash
• Verify installation

3️⃣ First-Time Git Setup

• Set username
• Set email
• Check configuration

4️⃣ Git Basics

• git init
• git status
• git add
• git commit

5️⃣ Working with GitHub

• Create a repository
• git clone
• git push
• git pull

6️⃣ Branching (Very Important)

• What is a branch?
• Create a branch
• Switch branches
• Delete branches

7️⃣ Merge & Merge Conflicts

• What is merging?
• Why conflicts happen
• How to fix conflicts safely

8️⃣ Forking & Open Source

• What is fork?
• Fork a repository
• Sync fork with upstream
• Create Pull Requests (PR)

9️⃣ Common Mistakes & Fixes

• Non-fast-forward error
• Merge conflicts
• Wrong branch push
• Undo commits

🛠️ Folder Structure (Planned)

learn-git-github/
│
├── 01-introduction/
├── 02-install-git-windows/
├── 03-git-setup/
├── 04-git-basics/
├── 05-github-basics/
├── 06-branches/
├── 07-merge-conflicts/
├── 08-fork-and-pr/
├── 09-common-errors/
└── README.md

Each folder will contain:

• Simple explanation
• Commands
• Examples
• Mistakes + fixes

🤝 How to Contribute

This is an open source learning project.

You can contribute by:

• Improving explanations
• Fixing typos
• Adding examples
• Adding screenshots
• Translating content

Contribution Steps:

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a new branch
3. Make changes
4. Commit & push
5. Open a Pull Request

⭐ Support the Project

If this repo helps you:

• ⭐ Star the repository
• 🔁 Share with friends
• 🧠 Teach someone else

👤 Author

Aura Farmer
Learning • Teaching • Open Source

"Git looks scary until it finally makes sense. This repo exists to make it make sense." 💡